Hahoe Folk Village: A Hidden Gem

In Andong, a city about an hour from Busan, or three hours from Seoul; there is a traditional Korean village called Hahoe Folk Village (안동 하회마을), also known simply as “Hahoe Village”. It was originally established in the 16th century during the Joseon Dynasty, and to this day is a one-clan community. Today, the village

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Korean McDonald’s and McDelivery

Being an American living in Korea, finding reasonably priced American food was difficult. I’ve grown up on my mom’s home cooking, so eating spicy food and rice all the time was difficult for me. Eventually I caved from my ‘fast food ban’ and tried the McDonald’s down the street from my University. I’d heard a

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LGBT : A Shy and Hidden Korean Culture

LGBT is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals and transgenders community.I got exposed to the thoughts and  presumptions Koreans have about queers when I attended my first company dinner. I am from India where queer marriage has still not been accepted so there were quite a few experiences I had, which were too common in my

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2NE1’s Fierce Comeback

The reigning queens of K-Pop are back with their long awaited new album “Crush”. If you’re anything like me (massive girl-crush on CL, “Missing You” on repeat on my iPod, tired of slowly being drip fed single after single after single) this is pretty exciting news. “Crush” boasts nine new tracks, three of which were

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